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Marathon runner gives shirt to aid victim

Marathon runner gives shirt to aid victim

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ASHLAND, Mass. — A 23-year-old runner from Ashland is being hailed as a hero for literally giving the shirt off his back to aid victims of the Boston Marathon bombing.

Robert Wheeler, a senior at Framingham State University, had just finished the race Monday and was congratulating another runner when the first bomb went off.

Wheeler ran to aid the injured, using his shirt at one point to put pressure on one man's wound. His actions were captured by photographers and the pictures of a shirtless Wheeler appeared in newspapers and on television.